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CALEB C. JOHNSON, 0F IPAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA.

V NECK'IIE FORM AND FASTENER. V

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct.

Application filed November 21, 1918. Serial No. 263,514.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALEB C. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pawnee City, in the county of Pawnee and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Necktie Form and Fastener, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates more particularly to forms and fastening means for four-inhand ties. v

The general object of the invention is to provide a device to which the necktie may be permanently secured in a manner to cover and conceal the form, and to provide in the form and clasp having certain novel features, whereby the tie when secured will have the desired artistic appearance as regards the form of the knot and the draping, and the neckband will be so disposed as not only to be firmly secured for holding the tie against movement when adjusted but in a manner to add to the artistic appearance by insuring a proper relation between the neckband and the remainder of the necktie. More specific objects of the invention are to provide a form and clasp to which the tie may 'be applied by cutting the tie into three pieces to be readily secured to the form, the one piece consisting of a neckband,'and the two remaining pieces going to form the knot and the main end or draped portion of the tie.

The above objects andothers as will appear are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter particularly described. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification," it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved device; I

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3' is a bottom end view;

Fig. dis a plan view;

-Fig. 5 is a side edge view, the dotted lines indicating the positions of the necktie members; i

' Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section with thenecktie parts indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 7 is a separate perspective view of the clasp, the views 1 to 7 being exaggerated in the interest of clearness;

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are rear views of my improved device showing the successive steps of applying and securing the necktie parts, portions of the latt r being broken away;

Fig. 11 is a rear view in position, parts being broken away;

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are separate views of the tie parts; Fig. 15 is a rear view of the complete tie in position on the former and the neckband in fastened position, as when the tie is in use, the views, Figs. 7 to 15, representing the device slightly less than actual size.

The improved former and fastener is best shown in Figs. 1 to 7. he former made from sheet metal comprises a transversely curved front plate 15 and a rear plate 16, both tapering downwardly, and the sides 17 of the front being turned inward and secured by a seam to the similarly returned side edges of the back plate. The upper edge 18 of the front plate 15 is return bent at the inside, whereby to not present a raw edge at the top. The upper portion of the back plate 16 is deflected on curved lines forwardly toward the front plate and eX- tended slightly above the latter, the upper edge 20 being turned over the top cross bar 21 of the clasp designated generally by the numeral 22.

The necktie is divided into three pieces to produce a main length A to form the front end of the tie and a portion of the knot, there being a short tapering knot portion B to form the transverse front portion to represent the loop of the knot, and a length 0 to form the neckband and the rear end or terminal of the tie. The length A at its upper end is folded on oblique lines to produce a tapered or pointed terminal a. Said element A of the necktie is laid vertically against the front plate. 15 and the pointed end a turned over onto the back plate 16 over the top of the latter. Suitable provision is made for facilitating the sewing of the tapered end a to the back plate 16 for which purpose in the illustrated example a transverse series of holes 23 is formed in the back plate 16 at the top of the completed tie b, Figs. 10 and 11. The fastening .the neckband G about "mately right angles through which stitches may be passed. The neckband C is secured at one end by stitches passed through one of the upper rows of holes designated23 The remaining holes 23 of the upper transverse series receive stitches for securing the returned end a of the main necktie member A as indicated at a. An intermediate series of -holes 23 are formed in the back plate below the top series to receive further stitches and near the lower edge of the back holes 23, so that threads may be passed through v said holes and through the terminal of the pointed end a as at a The small necktie element B is laid ontothe front of the element A at the top to representthe transverse looped portion of the usual fourin-hand knot and the side edges of said element B are brought around atthe back and stitched to the tapered side edges of the returnedend a of element A as indicated at of the necktie material is completed by stitches b uniting the lower edge of the-knot element bto the element A at the back of the tie.

The. necktie now has the appearance of a four-in-handtie, it only remaining to pass the collar and fasten the same;

The clasp in addition to being secured at its upper end by turning the, upper edge 20 of the back plate16 over the top cross bar 21, is secured at itslower edge to said back plate, for which purpose the horizontal lower end 24 of the clasp is'secured'by turning over the lower edge 20 of the back plate. The main portion of the clasp isoffset rearwardly from the back' plate 16 by offsetting said main portion from the top andbottom cross bars 21,24; Thus, the material forming the clasp is bent from the lower cross bar 24 forwardly at approxias at 25 and then laterally as at 26 forming a rear offset bottom bar from which the material extends upwardly in the form of an approximately vertical member 27 and-then obliquely sidewise as at. 28. A drop is formed in the clasp by bending'the material from the upper end 29 of the oblique member 28 downwardly asat 30 and then inwardly toward and'a-gainst. the back plate 16 as at 31 and then upwardly along theback plate as at 32 to a suitable connection-with the end-of the top cross bar 21. In the preferred form the ends 21, 21 of the cross bar are return bent togive a double thickness at these points to thereby give a, substantial body to said cross bar.

. Tlieterminal 29 of the oblique member'28 is flattened to present a broad surface to the neckband. Thus, the drop in the upper portion of'the' clasp is produced by the flattened upper end 29 0f the oblique portion 28,the

. down-bent member 30, the forwardly extending bend 31, and the upwardly disposed about the collar is passed laterally into plate are additional.

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member 32 connecting said band 31 with the top cross bar 21. With the clasp formed as described, the neckband C after being passgd t e clasp, that is to say, beneath the upstanding member 27 with its oblique upper portion 28 and crowded between the same and the rear surface of the knot, the band thus being caused to lie in the drop referred to,within the flattened terminal 29 between thesame and the back'surface of the knot, the arrangement serving to facilitate the entrance of the neckband into the clasp as well as to of the neckband being freely adjusted relatively to the broader front end presented by theelement A, for,

as best shown in the plan View, Fig. 1, serves 7 to insure the proper fit of the tie and former a to the front of the collar and causes the ends of the curved crossbar and back plate to overhang'at the back, one terminal of the curvedportion overhanging the drop in the clasp which is formed adjacent to one side of the form so that the material of the necktie covering the upper end of the former 7 gives the finished appearance to the made tie and requires also that the neckband be crowded into the drop of the clasp to be I would state in conclusionthat while the illustrated example "constitutes a practical embodiment of'my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated',-since manifestly the same can be considerably varied Without departure fromthe spirit-of the invention as defined in the appended claims. I

Having thus described -my invention, I claim as new, and-desire to secureby Letters Patent: y

1. A necktie form adapted to be-covered by the necktie material to simulatethe knot of the tie, said form presentingan upper portion curved to conform to the curvature of a collar band; together with a clasp on said form at the back and offset rearwardly to lie in a plane spacedfrom the rear surface of the form and extending downwardly from near the top of the latter at one'side thereof, said clasp presenting a drop at the upper portion and the adjacent end ofthe curved upper portion of the form overhanging said drop. Y r

2. A necktie form adapted to be covered by the material of thenecktie to simulate theknotofthe tie, and comprising; a com vexed front, and a back, said back being deflected forwardly at its upper end and extending above said front, the upper edge of said back having a curvature to approximately conform to the curvature of a collar band; together with a clasp at the back of the form and ofl set rearwardly therefrom to accommodate the neckband of the tie, the

upper end of the clasp having a cross bar secured to the upper edge of said back, the clasp furthermore presenting a bottom transverse member secured to said back near the lower end thereof.

CALEB C. JOHNSON.

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